Nevada attorney general expects to receive first results from rape kit backlog

by Scott Magruder

Nevada's attorney general expects to start receiving results in June from local testing of rape kits that have collected over the years (Photo: U.S. Department of Justice / MGN)

CARSON CITY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) —

The Nevada Attorney General's "Sexual Assault Kit Working Group" expects to receive tests results from local jurisdictions on the state's backlog of sexual assault kits by the end of June.

Spokeswoman Monica Moazez tells News 4-Fox 11 that Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced in September of 2015 that his office has pledged $3.68 million in funding to eliminate Nevada's backlog of untested kits, or "rape kits."